Pérez TE, Bahr US, Jordán PM, Martí CMC, Reguera RR

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: the overload of the femur proximal epiphysis generates deforming forces on the anatomic characteristics that together with the loss of bone mineral mass result in fractures´ occurrence. There is an increase of the evidence that hip anatomy plays an important role in the fracture etiology.
Objective: to systematize current knowledge on the anatomic-functional characteristics of the hip joint and their relation with the fracture from the radiological point of view.
Materials and methods: a documental research was carried; the objective of study were the classical handbooks of Human Anatomy, Orthopedics and Trauma, and Radiology, and also the scientific articles published in medical databases.
Development: the relationship between the hip imaging anatomy and the occurrence of fractures in this anatomical region have been studied for more than 20 years. The studies carried out on the characteristics of the bone structural components, both in their internal configuration as in the external one, showed that there is a relationship between the hip join anatomy and its fracture.
Conclusions: knowledge on the anatomic structure, its functional characteristics, and the relationship of its dimensions with the risk of suffering a fracture, provides a solid basis for understanding the mechanisms of their occurrence and for the design of future intervention actions to prevent and treat them.